On Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that nine migrants had died while trying to cross the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass.
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In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Eight migrants dead after dozens swept downriver along Rio Grande
Federal officials said the drownings occurred Thursday morning after a large group attempted to cross the Rio Grande, whose currents were running swiftly after several days of rain.
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program is what asylum advocates wanted all along
Texas’ migrant buses were meant to send a message about immigration and antagonize Democrats. But the program is also helping migrants get across the U.S. for free.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office calls Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing strategy “racist”
Abbott late Wednesday announced Chicago would be a new destination for migrants bused from Texas in his strategy to draw attention to the influx of people at the southern border. Chicago leadership welcomed the migrants “with dignity and respect.”
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With a court ruling looming, young Texas immigrants prepare for the possible end of DACA
Texas has the second-largest population of immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the country. An appeals court is expected to rule soon on whether the program is legal.
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program costs Texas $12 million
Abbott’s office said Chicago will now also become a regular drop-off location in addition to New York City and Washington, D.C.
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Video: Acompañantes en México ayudan a realizar abortos en casa. Su red de apoyo se expande a Texas.
En algunos estados de México, donde el aborto todavía no es legal, redes de acompañantes proveen medicamento y apoyo emocional para que las personas puedan realizar abortos en casa. Debido a que el acceso al aborto en Texas es cada vez más limitado, estas redes están comenzando a formarse en Estados Unidos.
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TribCast: How Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing is affecting New York
In this week’s episode, we discuss how the busing of migrants to New York is affecting Texas, New York and the migrants themselves.
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El Paso joins Gov. Greg Abbott in busing migrants to New York City
The Democrat-led city sent 35 migrants from Venezuela as New York officials have complained that Abbott’s busing is straining city services.
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“Thanks, and God bless you”: Asylum-seekers allowed to enter U.S. after “remain in Mexico” ends
Two weeks after a federal judge allowed the Biden administration to end the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols, U.S. judges are beginning to allow migrants to stay in the country as their asylum claims are pending.